Eliezer_Mayenda
Eliezer Mayenda
Spanish footballer (born 2005)
Eliezer Mayenda Dossou (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliezer Mayenda Dossou | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hibernian (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Ebro | ||
| 2013–2016 | Breuillet FC[2] | ||
| 2016–2019 | CS Brétigny | ||
| 2019–2022 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sochaux | 15 | (1) |
| 2022 | Sochaux B | 14 | (4) |
| 2023– | Sunderland | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Hibernian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:32, 16 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sochaux
Mayenda was born in Zaragoza in Spain.[4] In November 2017, while playing for the youth teams of CS Brétigny, he agreed to join Sochaux.[5] He made his professional debut for the club in a Coupe de France match against Nantes on 18 December 2021,[6] coming on as a substitute at the 86th minute. After a 0–0 draw in regulation time, Nantes won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[7] By making the appearance, Mayenda became the youngest player to play in an official senior match for Sochaux at the age of 16 years, 7 months, and 10 days.[8] On 29 January 2022, Mayenda made his debut for Sochaux's reserves in the Championnat National 3, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over FC Grandvillars.[9] On 2 February, he signed his first professional contract, the youngest in Sochaux history to do so.[10]
Sunderland
On 28 July 2023, Mayenda signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on a five-year contract.[11] According to L'Équipe, Sochaux and Sunderland agreed to a transfer fee slightly above €1 million, with the former keeping a 25% sell-on clause.[12]
Mayenda was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 1 February 2024.[13]
Mayenda holds Spanish nationality. On 4 February 2022, he was called up to the Spain under-17s for the Torneio Internacional Algarve U17, a youth tournament held in Portugal.[14]
- As of match played on 15 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Sochaux B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- "Eliezer Mayenda" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Eliezer à Sochaux" [Eliezer to Sochaux]. Breuillet FC (in French). Footeo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Eliézér Mayénda Dossou". FussballTALENTE. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "1er contrat pro : Mayenda, plus jeune que Ménez" [1st pro contract: Mayenda, younger than Ménez] (in French). Ligue 2. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Le jeune Eliezer Mayenda rejoindra le groupe formation en 2020" [The young Eliezer Mayenda will join the academy group in 2020] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Les joueurs retenus pour FCSM-FC Nantes" [Players kept for FCSM-FC Nantes] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Sochaux vs. Nantes". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Eliezer Mayenda, plus jeune joueur à évoluer en match officiel avec le FCSM" [Eliezer Mayenda, the youngest player to play in an official match for FCSM] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Grandvillars vs. Sochaux II". Soccerway. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "Premier contrat professionnel pour Eliezer Mayenda" [First professional contract for Eliezer Mayenda] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "ELIEZER MAYENDA TRANSFÉRÉ AU SUNDERLAND AFC" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Transferts : Eliezer Mayenda quitte Sochaux pour Sunderland". L'Équipe (in French). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Hibernian sign Owen Bevan, Nectarios Triantis & Eliezer Mayenda on loan". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Eliezer Mayenda convoqué avec les U17 de l'Espagne" [Eliezer Mayenda called up with the U17s of Spain] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- Eliezer Mayenda at FootballDatabase.eu
- Eliezer Mayenda at Soccerway
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